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Quiet For Thanksgiving Travel Wednesday, Turning Stormier In The West Later In The Week

Hello everyone! With the holiday week upon us, it’s time to take a quick look at the conditions for folks travelling to see friends and family for Thanksgiving. Historically, the …

by Jack Sillin/ 11/19/2018/ No Comments/

First Significant Winter Storm Of The Season Kicks Off In The East Today

Hello everyone! It’s that time of year again, like it or not. Low pressure is developing in the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon, and it will begin its move north …

by Jack Sillin/ 11/14/2018/ No Comments/

Severe Storms Expected In Parts Of The Southeast Today

Hello everyone! A strong upper level disturbance is ejecting out of the Rockies this morning, and will move swiftly east during the day today, arriving at the Mississippi River by …

by Jack Sillin/ 11/05/2018/ No Comments/

Election Day Forecast

Hello everyone! As I’m sure everyone is aware from the nonstop robocalls, TV ads, and barrage of commentary from the news outlet of your choice, Tuesday is election day here …

by Jack Sillin/ 11/03/2018/ No Comments/

The Planetary Boundary Layer

Hello everyone! Recently we just added a neat new parameter to weather.us, which displays the forecasted height of the Planetary Boundary Layer at a given time. So what is the …

by Jack Sillin/ 11/01/2018/ No Comments/

Severe Storms To Erupt In Texas And Louisiana Today

Hello everyone! A cold front separating warmer than usual temps in the east and cooler than usual temps in the west will be on the move today. As it travels …

by Jack Sillin/ 10/31/2018/ No Comments/

Developing East Coast Storm To Bring Chilly, Breezy Rain This Weekend

Hello everyone! A storm system is moving east through the Southern Plains this morning, and it will organize into a stronger system by the time it reaches the East Coast …

by Jack Sillin/ 10/25/2018/ No Comments/

A Stormy Weekend Ahead On The East Coast

Hello everyone! With generally quiet weather expected across the US today, the focus of this post will be a little further out in time than usual. A large storm system …

by Jack Sillin/ 10/23/2018/ No Comments/

Welcome to weather.us! In this overview video, Forecaster Jack Sillin outlines where to find different types of weather information at weather.us, including town-specific forecasts, satellite imagery, radar imagery, current observations, …

by Jack Sillin/ 10/23/2018/ No Comments/

Why Upper Level Ridges Can Reduce Air Quality

Hello everyone! This post will talk about upper level ridges and how their effects on something called the Planetary Boundary Layer can lead to decreased air quality. To illustrate this, …

by Jack Sillin/ 10/21/2018/ No Comments/

10-17-18 Morning Roundup: Still Raining In Texas, Lake Effect Getting Underway Up North

Hello everyone! More generally quiet weather today, so this update will be another on the shorter side. The two features to watch will be the same two general features we …

by Jack Sillin/ 10/17/2018/ No Comments/

10-16-18 Morning Roundup: Texas/Louisiana Rain, New Cold Front In The Great Lakes

Hello everyone! With no substantial regionally significant storm systems to monitor this morning, this post will just be a quick roundup of a couple smaller, less impactful, but still neat …

by Jack Sillin/ 10/16/2018/ 1 Comment/

Michael Only Continuing To Intensify As It Bears Down On Florida

Hello everyone! Michael is not slowing down as it prepares to slam into the Florida Panhandle. The storm underwent rapid intensification last night, with its maximum sustained winds now at …

by Jack Sillin/ 10/10/2018/ No Comments/